About Our People
Nicole M. Enzinger (School of Education) coedited and published the first edited book on conceptualizations of integers, Exploring the Integer Addition and Subtraction Landscape: Perspectives on Integer Addition. In addition to her own chapters, the book also includes contributions and commentary from international scholars around thinking about integers.
Chengping Zhang (College of Business) earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) credential in September. The CFA designation is a prestigious and globally respected certification credential and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive program in the field of investment management and research analysis. He will be the College of Business’ faculty liaison to the CFA Institute. Chengping has helped several previous students prepare for their CFA exams. He plans to actively connect students with professionals in the financial and investment industry.
Melissa Ramos (Christian Studies) published an article for the Presbyterian Outlook, titled “Recovering the Lost Art of Reading the Biblical Languages.”
Paul Otto (History) coedited (with Susanne Berthier, from the Université Grenoble Alpes) a volume that was recently published online: Migrations and Borders in the United States: Discourses,Representations, Imaginary Contexts.
Randy Woodley (Seminary) was the featured speaker at the Stoutemire Lectures on Diversity at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan, where he spoke on “Indigenous Theology as Original Instructions†Sept. 24-26. On the same trip, he preached at Maple Avenue Church (RCA/CRC) on the topic “Misunderstanding Jesus†on Sept. 23. Randy followed that up with a plenary speaking engagement at the fourth annual Rooted and Grounded Ecological Symposium at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana, where he presented “Resurrecting Ancient Wisdom and Worldview†on Sept. 29. In October, he was added to the Speaker’s Bureau of the international organization World Beyond War, and is starting a local chapter. His other recent activities include presenting “Religion and Bias Against the Vulnerable†at the 2018 Trauma and Social Justice Conference at George Fox on Sept. 14; serving as plenary speaker (“Shalom and Indigenous Peace: The Harmony Wayâ€) and presenting workshops at the Association of Christian Schools International gathering in Abbotsford, British Columbia, on Oct. 5; and offering the public prayer at Vancouver Avenue Baptist Church for the interfaith service where Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, spoke on “A Call to Action: Building Bridges of Compassion and Peace†on Oct. 14.